CONSERVATION PROPERTIES

Quick Snapshot

• 3,450 acres.
• Great Dividing Range, where East coast meets dry West.
• Purchased 325 acres in 1994 to save a dwindling koala population
• Immediately commenced reforestation including 44,000 Eucalypts.
• Purchased 325 acres in 1998, of totally destroyed/ poisoned cattle property- commenced immediate reforestation, restoration.
• Established 5 acre facility for rehab marsupials in 1999.
• Purchased 1,000 acres of grazing property in 1999.
• Year 2000, Lyn Irwin Memorial Fund.
• We will continue to expand on purchasing adjoining land as it comes available.
• Iron Bark Station is designated as a wildlife sanctuary and Australia's foremost rehabilitation/ release facility for native species.
• Since 2001 a full time wildlife rehabilitator has been instated.
• Purchased 1,800 acres in 2002.

Infrastructure

• 5 acre marsupial hack-out enclosure for the introduction of injured and orphaned kangaroos, wallabies, bettongs, pademelons, potoroos to the wild.
  
• Manager's residence, staff accommodation, wildlife emergency care, communications.
• 2 fully equipped emergency/ rescue 4WD vehicles.
  
• Fire fighting unit, field study headquarters, maintenance/ repair/ construction works sheds including tools and appliances, noxious weed equipment.
  
• Lucas mill for recycling poisoned trees.
  
• Machinery- 3 tractors, bulldozer, backhoe, forklift, all terrain vehicles, accessories, fuel depot and slashers.
  
• Stockmen's / staff quarters, stock yards, camping ground.
  
• Continued education base (staff only)
  
• Koala, possum and glider hack-out enclosures.
• Aviaries for re-habilitation. Hack-out for mammals.
• Nursery for joeys.
  
• Tasmanian Devil breeding facility
• Quarries, landscape material stockpiles, loading ramps/ docks.
  
• Access roads, tracks, easements, fire breaks.
• Stock fencing- wildlife friendly.
  
• Bulk grain silo, Bulk feed shed.

Programs

• Wildlife feeding stations.
• Propagation/planting/reforestation of native trees.
• Habitat restoration and maintenance.
  
• Waterway management and dam construction.
  
• General maintenance, repairs and construction.
• Sick, injured and orphaned wildlife care.
• Wildlife backing into the sanctuary.
  
• Wildlife study.
• Fire prevention.
  
• Noxious weed control.
• Feral pest eradication and prevention.
• Slashing.
• Irrigation of newly planted eucalyptus trees.
  
• Machinery maintenance overhauls and upgrades.
  
• Fencing.
• Scientific studies.
  
• Wildlife surveys.
  
• Road maintenance and upgrade.
  
• Works repairs, maintenance and new construction.
• Scientific Study.
  • Environmental assessment.

Future Programs

• Continued reforestation and habitat restoration.
• Adjoining land acquisitions.
  
• Cattle versus wildlife study.
  
• Expansion of rehabilitation and hack-out facilities.
• Establish Australia Zoo "off display breeding" and "run a muck" areas.
  
• Reintroduce extirpated and critically threatened local species back into regenerated/ secure habitats.
  
• Educate and train wildlife carers, Australia Zoo staff, university and college graduates.